Hair cutter



v A. LANGLAIS.

HAIR CUTTER APPLICATIQN FILED JULY 7" 192!- 1',430',512, Patentedsept. 26,1922.

I N V EN TOR.

Aamzw W yW Y ATTORNEYS.

Patented Sept. 2%, 1922.

ARCHIE LANGLAIS, 0F LOS ANGELES; CALIFORNIA.

Em e rat HAIR CUTTER.

Applicationifiled JuI y Y, 1921... Serial No. 482,887,

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, ARcHIE-LANenAIs, a citizen of the United States. residing at and useful Improvements in Hair Cutters, of whichthe following is a specification.

Myinventio-n relates, to a hair cutting" device, the principal objectof my inven tion being-to combine with-one of the blades of a pair of shears, a combthat will lift the hair and hold it in proper position to be cut between the blades of the shears, and thus providing a simple andieflicient. implement that will eliminate much of the. time and labor involved in 'hair cutting operations as ordinarily practiced.

A further object of my invention is to provide a simple and practical comb sup-.

porting attachment for one of the blades of a pair of shears, and Whichattachment per.- mits the comb to be adjusted Withrespect to the cutting edge of the bladeto which it is attached. v

With the foregoing. and other obj ects. in

view, myinvention consists in certainnovel features of construction.v and arrangement. of parts that will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustratedl in the accompanying draw ngs, in which: v

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a.

hair cutting device of myimproved construction.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross section taken on the line 4i4. of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is an elevational view, partly in section, of a modified form of the comb holding attachment forming a part of my invention.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged cross section taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

7 is an elevational view of a further modified form of the'comb holding attachment.

Fig. 8 is a cross section taken approx imately on the line 8-8 of Fig. 7.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawings which illustrate a practical embodiment of my invention, 10-1O designate the blades of a pair of ordinary hair cutting shears, 1111 the handles that threaded .portion of said pin.

arefformed, integral with the rear ends of said blades; and 12-12 the eyes or loops on the. rear ends of said handles. Los Angeles, in the countyof Los Angelesand State of California, have invcntednew.

The blades 10 are plvotallyconnected by a Pi orbolt 13 having a threaded portion lng said. pinor boltwinto or out of the '66 blades .and for drawing the'same together to regulate the freedom -01; movement thereof; .5 g 1 Projecting. beyond the head-.15 is a pin 1 16, the outer "end of which is threaded'in 7 -7 order to receive-a nut 17. This. outwardly PIOJGCtlIIg pin- 16 serves as one of the supports for the comb holding-attachment.-

formingapartfof my invention, and which attachment comprises an arm 18, I prefer- J5 ably formed of suitable sheetmetal and haying a perforated ear19 that'receives the pin; 16 andbeing retained-upon said pin by nut. 17- that' is tightenednpon the of arm 18 terminatesin an .openloo 'm20 that partially-"encircles one of the handles 11, and passing through'an opening formed in this loopiand seated in a threaded aperture formed. .in said --handle isa retaining 85. screw 21.

That. portion. of the comb holder that is disposed in front of the pivot pin 13 extends alongside of the inner face of the blade to which the arm18 is connected, and said fo'rward portion is made channel-shape as designated by 22 in order to receive and retain the back portion of a comb 23. Obviously the comb holding member 22 is spaced a sufficient distance away from the blade to 5 which arm 18 is-connected to permit the opposite blade to move downwardly into position between the comb and the blade with which it is associated.

In the operation of my improved hair cutting device, the rear portions of the shears are manipulated so that the blades are swung apart, thereby permitting the teeth of the comb to engage and lift the hair so that the ends thereof lie between the cutting edges of the blades, whereupon the blades of the shears are moved toward and past each other by proper manipulation of the handles, thereby cutting 03 that portion of the hair that lies between the teeth of The rear end '80 the comb and over the blade to which said comb is applied.

The channel-shaped member 22 extends.

tubular socket 24- having laterally projectin; ears 25 in which is seated a screw 26. This socket is adapted to; receive a short pin 27 that projects rearwardly from the channel-shaped body portion 28 of the comb holder. The construction just described. permits the holder 28 and the comb carried thereby to be rotated slightly in the socket 24, and consequently moving the teeth of the comb toward or away from the cu ting edge of the adjacent blade. The holder and comb maybe retained in their adjusted. positions by tightening screw 26 and consequently clamping the pin 27 in the socket 24.

In the modified construction illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8, the comb holder 29 is formed of sheet metal and provided with a pair of longitudinally disposed channels 30 and 31. the former being adapted to receive the back portion of one of the blades of the shears, and the other channel 31 being adapted to receive the back portion of the comb. Nherethis form of device is utilized,

the body of the holder is positioned upon the blade by relative longitudinal movement of said holder and blade with the back portion of the blade inserted in channel 30. 0bviously this form of device dispenses with the arm 18 and the parts utilized for connecting said arm to the handle.

A hair device of my improved construction is comparatively simple, may be easily and cheaply produced, and is very etl'ective in performing its intended functions.

it will be understood that minor changes in size, term and construction or" the various parts of my improved hair cutting device nay be made and substituted for those here in shown and described without departing :trom the spirit of my invention, the scope of which is set forth in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. The combination with a pair of hair handle of one of the shear blades, and thetorward portion oi said arm extending alongside and parallel with the shear blade to which the rear portion of said arm is connected and the forward portion oi"? which arm is formed to receive a comb.

3.13. comb carrying attachment for hair cutting shears comprising an arm provided intermediate its ends with an aperture adapted toreceive pivot member, means on the rear end of said. arm for securing said arm to the handle portion of a shear blade, and the forward portion of said arm being channelhaped so as to receive and retain comb. I

In testimony whereof .l have signed my name to this specification.

ARCHlE LANGLA. IS. 

